Domaine A cult classic, Stéphane Tissot: a real knockout! 1/2

Arrived at domaine Joining the family business in 1990 and becoming a partner in 1993, Stéphane Tissot is now at the peak of his career. He is one of the "stars" of the Jura wine region, if not of the entire French wine industry. So, naturally, the first question is: why? What could his secrets be? Everyone can relax, he doesn't have any, and ultimately, anyone can theoretically reach his level, provided they follow a few basic rules, which can be summed up in a few words: the highest standards at every stage of the production chain, from vine to bottle. Easier said than done, of course, especially on a domaine of more than fifty hectares. But let's see anyway…

First and foremost, the terroir. During the unique, exceptional tasting (read on the following pages) focused on topped-up white wines and Vin Jaune that we were fortunate enough to experience at domaine Stéphane Tissot began by giving a short "lesson" in geology, a subject that clearly fascinates him and which he knows inside and out. To illustrate his point, Stéphane Tissot offered us a tasting of four white wines made from the grape variety as an introduction. chardonnay and the 2024 vintage, grown on four of the main geological formations of Jura vinified in the same way. Subsequently, for each vintage, 2020, 2023, 2022, 2005, in topped-up whites, 2018, 2017, 2012, 2011 in "yellows", cuvées from different terroirs were tasted by two, or three, to understand the "terroir effect".

The land is the foundation of everything

“When I started twenty-five years ago, a few of us wanted a classification of wines and terroirs in the Jura People weren't ready, it fell through. So I created my own classification, with generic cuvées, single-vineyard selections which are my premier crus, and if the project is revived tomorrow, we're ready. That being said, it seems unlikely to me. The financial stakes are too high.